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. 2020 May 15;2020:7029458. doi: 10.1155/2020/7029458

Table 2.

Knowledge of patients with coughing for 2 or more weeks of duration on TB disease in Kaffa zone health facilities, Southwest district of Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables Patients with cough (n = 802)
Categories Number %
Mode of transmission Person-to-person 393 49.0
Exposure to cold air 221 27.6
Sharing utensils 31 3.9
Nothing known 157 19.6

Signs and symptoms of TB Cough only 465 58.0
Cough with weight loss 172 21.4
Weight loss only 57 7.1
Nothing known 108 13.5

Curability of TB Curable 642 80.0
Not curable 67 8.4
Nothing known 93 11.6

Cost of TB diagnosis and treatment Free 266 33.2
Paid 101 12.6
Not have information 435 54.2